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“I know of a world that is sunk in shame, Where hearts oft faint and tire; But I know of a Name, a precious Name, That can set that world on fire: Its sound is sweet, its letters flame. I know of a Name, a precious Name, 'Tis Jesus.”

Knows World Heart Jesus Names Sound Fire Sweet Letters Shame Flames Tire

Author:J. Chapman

“You might say, 'Can't we have a more human Christianity, without the cross, without Jesus, without stripping ourselves?' In this way we'd become pastry-shop Christians, like a pretty cake and nice sweet things. Pretty, but not true Christians.”

Way Humans Might Christian Jesus Christianity Nice Sweet Crosses Shops Cake Pastries Stripping Sweet Things Nice Sweet

Author:Pope Francis

“The heart of Christ can be seen through the openings of his wounds. For what can prove to me so clearly as your wounds that you, O Lord Jesus, are sweet & mild & plenteous in mercy.”

Heart Suffering Jesus Christ Lord Sweet Prove Mercy Wounds Opening Prove To Me

Author:Bernard of Clairvaux

“I believe that You, O Jesus, are in the most holy Sacrament. I love You and desire You. Come into my heart. I embrace You. Oh, never leave me. May the burning and most sweet power of Your love, O Lord Jesus Christ, I beseech You, absorb my mind that I may die through love of Your love, Who were graciously pleased to die through love of my love.”

Mind Believe Heart May Desire Dies Jesus I Believe Christ Lord Love You Sweet My Heart Holy Jesus Christ Embrace Burning Sacraments Leaving Me Lord Jesus Christ Never Leave Me

Author:Francis of Assisi

“Protestantism has the method of Jesus with His secret too much left out of mind; Catholicism has His secret with His method too much left out of mind; neither has His unerring balance, His intuition, His sweet reasonableness. But both have hold of a great truth, and get from it a great power.”

Mind Religion Jesus Left Secret Christianity Too Much Sweet Balance Method Intuition Catholicism Great Power Left Out Protestantism Reasonableness

Book:Literature & Dogma: An Essay Towards a Better Apprehension of the Bible

Source: Literature & Dogma: An Essay Towards a Better Apprehension of the Bible

“The wonder is that Jesus purposed to make your heart and mine just as sweet and lovely and pure and holy as His own.”

Heart Jesus Christ Wonder Mines Sweet Holy Pure Lovely

Author:John G. Lake

“But there remains the question: what righteousness really is. The method and secret and sweet reasonableness of Jesus.”

Jesus Secret Sweet Method Remains Righteousness Reasonableness

Author:Matthew Arnold

“Now let us gather into one bouquet, from the King's garden, these seven fragrant flowers: Jesus the Son of God; Jesus our sin-bearer; Jesus the giver of eternal life; Jesus the keeper of our undying souls; Jesus the hearer of our prayers; Jesus the chastener who can turn crosses into crowns; and Jesus the wonder-worker who changes us into eternal likeness unto Himself! These flowers will keep sweet till heaven dawns.”

Soul Turns Jesus Heaven Prayer Sin Wonder Son Sweet Flower Kings Eternal Garden Crosses Seven Workers Dawn Crowns Our Prayers Giver Eternal Life Keepers Bouquets Fragrant Flowers

Author:Theodore L. Cuyler

“Dearest Lord, may I see you today and every day in the person of your sick, and, whilst nursing them, minister unto you. Though you hide yourself behind the unattractive disguise of the irritable, the exacting, the unreasonable, may I still recognize you, and say: "Jesus, my patient, how sweet it is to serve you.”

May Persons Stills Today Jesus Behinds Lord Sweet Sick Patient Illness Ministers Disguise Nursing Unreasonable Unattractive

Book:Mother Teresa: Essential Writings

Source: Mother Teresa: Essential Writings

“Charity is that sweet-smelling savor of Jesus Christ, which vanishes and is extinguished from the moment that it is exposed.”

Moments Jesus Christ Sweet Jesus Christ Charity Exposed

Book:Sermons of John-Baptist Massillon, Bishop of Clermon, to which is prefixed the life of the author, from the last London edition

Source: Sermons of John-Baptist Massillon, Bishop of Clermon, to which is prefixed the life of the author, from the last London edition

“I take this pain, Lord Jesus, From Thine own hand; The strength to bear it bravely Thou wilt command. I am too weak for effort. So let me rest, In hush of sweet submission On Thine own breast.”

Hands Pain Jesus Effort Lord Sweet Bears Weak Let Me Command Breasts Submission Resignation Hush

Book:Poetical works

Source: Poetical works

“How Sweet the name of Jesus... the rock on which I build, my shield and hiding place, my never failing treasury, filled with boundless stores of grace.”

Jesus Names Grace Failing Rocks Sweet Filled Stores Hiding Shields Boundless Treasury Hiding Place

Book:The Works of the Rev. John Newton ... to which are Prefixed Memoirs of His Life, &c

Source: The Works of the Rev. John Newton ... to which are Prefixed Memoirs of His Life, &c

“How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear.”

Christian Jesus Names Fear Sound Sweet Health Sorrow Ears Believer Wounds Heal

Book:Olney hymns: in three books. I. On select texts of Scripture. II. On occasional subjects. III. On the progress and changes of the spiritual life

Source: Olney hymns: in three books. I. On select texts of Scripture. II. On occasional subjects. III. On the progress and changes of the spiritual life

“Abiding in Jesus isn't fixing our attention on Christ, but it is being one with Him... A man is abiding just as much when he is sleeping for Jesus, as when he is awake and working for Jesus. Oh, it is a very sweet thing to have one's mind just resting there.”

Men Mind Jesus Christ Sleep Attention Sweet Awake Abiding Fixing Very Sweet Sweet Things

Author:Hudson Taylor

“Sweet Jesus, war does terrible things to people.”

People Doe War Jesus Sweet Terrible Terrible Things

Author:Jim Broadbent

“It is sweet to remember that the exaltation of Christ in heaven is a representative exaltation. He is exalted at the Father's right hand, and though as Jehovah He had eminent glories, in which finite creatures cannot share, yet as the Mediator, the honours which Jesus wears in heaven are the heritage of all the saints. It is delightful to reflect how close is Christ's union with His people. We are actually one with Him; we are members of His body; and His exaltation is our exaltation.”

“Let whatsoever will or can befall me, I will surely cleave by my sweet Savior Christ Jesus, for in Him am I baptized; I can neither do nor know anything but only what He has taught me.”

Knows I Can Jesus Christ Taught Sweet Savior Baptized

Book:Martin Luther's Table Talk

Source: Martin Luther's Table Talk